Murshid Muhammad

Murshid Muhammad (3 February 1988-12 April 2016) was a Saudi man who was executed for robbery on 12 April 2016.

Biography
Murshid Muhammad was born on 3 February 1988 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to a Sunni Muslim Arab family, and he came from a poor family. He had to resort to crime in order to feed his family, and he worked as a pickpocket and the leader of a den of thieves in Riyadh. In 2012, he was arrested after he killed a person in a botched robbery, and he was sentenced to death. On 12 April 2016, he was executed by crucifixion in accordance with sharia law.